ENTRANCE GATES, GATE PIERS, WALLS AND RAILINGS TO TOWNSEND CEMETERY

ENTRANCE GATES, GATE PIERS, WALLS AND RAILINGS TO TOWNSEND CEMETERY, YEOVIL ROAD

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1293025
Date first listed:: 06-Dec-1993
List Entry Name:: ENTRANCE GATES, GATE PIERS, WALLS AND RAILINGS TO TOWNSEND CEMETERY
Statutory Address:: ENTRANCE GATES, GATE PIERS, WALLS AND RAILINGS TO TOWNSEND CEMETERY, YEOVIL ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1293025
Date first listed:: 06-Dec-1993
List Entry Name:: ENTRANCE GATES, GATE PIERS, WALLS AND RAILINGS TO TOWNSEND CEMETERY
Statutory Address 1:: ENTRANCE GATES, GATE PIERS, WALLS AND RAILINGS TO TOWNSEND CEMETERY, YEOVIL ROAD

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: ENTRANCE GATES, GATE PIERS, WALLS AND RAILINGS TO TOWNSEND CEMETERY, YEOVIL ROAD

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Crewkerne
National Grid Reference:: ST 44839 09956

Details

CREWKERNE

ST4409 YEOVIL ROAD 876-1/7/174 (South side) Entrance gates, gate piers, walls and railings to Townsend Cemetery

II

Walls, gate piers, gates and railings. c1874. Limestone rubble, Ham Hill stone ashlar and cast-iron. A revetment wall encloses the garden of the lodge to the north and curves round to the gates at the west; this has recessed panels with Ham Hill stone plinth capping to plinth and top. To the right, extending approx 60m, is a castellated rubblestone boundary wall. For approx 55m, a low boundary wall with plinth capping, separates a footpath from the drive; it supports railings of 3 horizontal spiked rails, the lower ones set into the plinth, the upper rail has spikes above and below. The 4 substantial gate piers have steep, stepped pyramidal tops with crocketed finials, stiff-leaf cornices and stepped-back corners with inset colonnettes. The gates, single to the sides, double to the centre, have 5 horizonal bars, long/short railings to the base, a diagonal cross pattern to the centre and trefoil-type finials along the tops. Included for group value.

Listing NGR: ST4483909956

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Legacy System number:: 390448
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.